running solaris install in non-writable directory fails

If you try and run the solaris Activator install script in a
directory where you don't have write access you get:

Unpacking...
package.i18n: install.sfx.3242: cannot create
Validating checksum...
sum: install.sfx.3242 No such file or directory
expr: syntax error
expr: syntax error

KGH 2/25/98

teresa.lynn@eng 1999-09-07
Installing Java Plug-in 1.1.3 into a non-writable directory now results into an install failure. The exact message is:

Do you agree to the above license terms?
If you do not agree to the terms, installation cannot proceed
    Please type yes or no.
yes
ERROR:
Install failure. Your current directory is not writable.
Some temporary storage is needed in your current directory.
Please cd to a writable directory and retry
javace(/home/teresat/kangaroo)

Bug verified as fixed.